Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 to Beijing missing

Malaysia Airlines has confirmed that flight MH370 enroute to Beijing has lost contact with Air Traffic controllers at 2.40am this morning. The 12.41am flight which left KLIA was expected to land at Beijing at 6.30am. The B777-200 aircraft was carrying 227 passengers including two infants, and 12 crew members. Malaysia Airlines have confirmed that authorities have activated a search and rescue procedure for the missing aircraft.

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Our prayers go out to the safety of the passengers and crew members on board MH370. [Developing story]

What we know so far

Flight left KLIA for Beijing at 12.41am

Flight lost contact at 2.40am

No distress call

Last known position 120 nautical miles off Kota Bharu.

Plane lost contact while cruising at 35,000 ft.

Weather conditions in area where plane lost contact was clear

Rumours surfaces that plane landed at Nanming – confirmed not true

Rumours that plane might have suffered a catastrophic disaster as there were no warning or distress calls from Pilots

Vietnamese claim to have found plane’s distress signal – confirmed not true